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OUR
HISTORY
AND HERITAGE
 E.H.
Reynolds grew up on a farm in upstate Vermont and moved to
Washington D.C. to attend law school at Georgetown University. In
1910 he was recruited by Florida’s largest employer at the time,
Florida Power & Light Company, and moved to Miami. The Reynolds
family has lived in South Florida ever since.
Miami was a much smaller town at the turn of the last century and
the stories my grandfather told us as children were fascinating. Whether
his tales concerned purchasing land from the Seminole and Miccosukee
Indian Tribes, working with the visionary business man Henry Flagler
or helping Miami grow from a seaport trading town to a major international
City those "early" days in South Florida were fascinating.
During his 40 year career with FP&L, E. H. Reynolds played a leading
role with the company as Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Insurance
Buyer and Risk Manager. Much of his focus centered on insurance, employee
benefits and risk management matters, often needing to create solutions
and coverages where none had previously existed. In 1935, for example,
E. H. wrote the first Florida Worker’s Compensation law so as
to protect F.P.&L.’s employees (as well as those in every
other business in our state) from injury or death while working.
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1950, E. H. Reynolds opened his own independent insurance agency,
E. H. REYNOLDS
INSURANCE, in downtown Miami’s
Ingrahm Building and began by offering homeowners, automobile, business,
life and health insurance to his former co-workers. His Guiding Principals,
many of which continue to this day, included offering Reliability,
Peace of Mind, Competitive Costs and Trusted Insurer Choices to his
clients.
In 1953, E.H.’s son, Douglas H. Reynolds
CPIA, entered the insurance business as
an agent and adjuster following a distinguished career in the United
States Army where he rose from an enlisted man to the rank of Captain
in three years time. In 1954 the agency’s name was changed
to E. H. REYNOLDS
& SON INSURANCE
as Douglas worked in the firm while attending the University of Miami
where, in 1957, he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business
Administration with a specialization in Insurance.
1958 was a busy year for our firm and family as Douglas purchased
the agency from his father and moved its offices to the City of Coral
Gables, a community that the agency would be based for nearly three
decades. It was also in 1958 that Douglas merged his business with
a smaller office owned by Edwin Morris and changed our name to MORRIS
& REYNOLDS INSURANCE,
the name which the agency has operated under ever since.
Over his nearly five decades of leadership and ownership of Morris
& Reynolds Insurance, Douglas Reynolds, CPIA proudly grew our
business into one of the most dominant and dynamic insurance organizations
in America while also playing an active role in the industry and our
community. With his wife Victoria H. Reynolds by his side both personally
and professionally, Douglas grew the business with a passion for providing
people with an "old fashioned", reliable, level of quality
service rarely found in our community.
From helping thousands of local residents with their home, auto and
life insurance needs to protecting professional sports franchises
such as the Miami Dolphins, prestigious property owners, energy related
risks, publicly traded entities and all manner of small and medium
businesses, Morris & Reynolds Insurance grew into one of the largest
insurance agencies in Florida and America. Whether serving as President
of the Miami Insurance Board in the 1950’s or being honored by
the Society of Professional Insurance Agents with their lifetime achievement
award. In the 1990's, Douglas has been recognized as a true leader
of insurance over many decades of professional work.
In 1979 Edwin Morris retired and sold his interest in the business
to the Reynolds family which today owns and controls 100% of Morris
& Reynolds Insurance.
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1983 Robert D. Reynolds, CIC, CPIA, AAM,
AIS, AU joined Morris & Reynolds Insurance as a sales agent
and, like his father before him, did so while completing his studies
at the University of Miami where he graduated with honors with a Bachelor’s
Degree in Business Administration while majoring in Finance, specializing
in Insurance. Bob has continued his education in insurance over the
past two decades by obtaining a number of professional designations
including the Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC), Certified Professional
Insurance Agent (CPIA) for which he has attained Life Member status
and the Associate in Underwriting (AU) among others. Bob has proudly
been recognized with a number of civic and business awards including
the 2000 Agent of the Year, a prestigious national honor,
from the Society of Certified Professional Insurance Agents based
on his professional work and civic service, an achievement no other
Florida agent has ever received.
While the insurance and financial services industries have changed
dramatically over the last two decades, Bob has led much of our recent
evolution by expanding the agency in both size and scope. Today, Morris
& Reynolds Insurance employs nearly 70 professional people and
offers its clients access to virtually the entire insurance market
for all of the risks they face including Personal Protection, Commercial
Coverage, Risk Management, Specialty Programs, Employee Benefits,
and Financial Services from over 100 of the world's leading insurers.
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WHY
SELECT US FOR
YOUR PROTECTION
AND PEACE OF
MIND?
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you consider who should help arrange, provide and service your
insurance protection we would like you to think of Morris &
Reynolds Insurance for the following reasons: |
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Dedicated,
Award Winning, Team of Professional People At Your Service
Access to the Entire Market
of Leading Insurers
All Forms of Insurance Protection,
Services and Risk Management
"Old Fashioned"
Service and Client Care From a State-of-the Art,
Modern Agency
Competitive Costs. Often The
Lowest, and Always Competitive.
Industry Leading Commitment To Constant Employee
Education
Aggressive, Skilled, Negotiators
and Advocates of our Clients’ Concerns and Needs
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